School social work .

1. 2013 April Litouwen School socialwork.

2. School social worker tasks:- information and advice about psycho-social problems- to provide assistance/counseling to parents and child- refer to specialized help- support parents en children waiting for specialized help/to bridge the waiting list- consultation for teachers/school- research and reporting on the social and family circumstances of children- parenting support- outreachend work

3. Why: • help and signaling in a early stage • accessible • better cooperation with school/parents/social work for the well-being off the child • Shorter routes with authorities

4. School socialwork in Horst:(organisation) office hours at school: • Frequency of at least 1 x per month • For parents/children • For teachers/school • No needforanappointment Coaching at school/at the office or at home Alignement with school: pupilsdiscuss to arrive at a common approach; parents/school

5. Practical questions: • Problems in relation to other children: lack of social skills, lack of friends, assertiveness • Psychological problems: low self esteem, fear of failure • Parenting question; set limits, contact with the child, etc. • Problems about divorce: conflict between parents, loyalty-conflict, question about the procedure, financial problems • Bereavement (dead, divorce, etc.) • Multi-problem-families: financial, housing, marriage problems, domestic violence, etc.

6. Methods: • Parenting support (training parenting skills, support at home, counseling and advice to parents) • Training for children: social skills training, training performance anxiety, etc. • Support-counseling groups: children witness of domestic violence, children of divorced parents) • Parents are always involved • Report to school • Mediation • Visits at home for research • Alert child protection by child abuse